New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-08-17
ORDINANCE NO. q.
An Ordinance relating to Butcher Shops and
SLAUGHTER houses.

An Ordinance relating to Butcher Shops and
Slaughter houses
The City Council of the City of New Ulm do or
dain
Sec. 1. That no person shall erect or maintain
within the limits of this city any slaughtering
house or kill, slaughter or dress any cattle, call
yes, sheep or swine; provided, that the civ
council may on application of any party grant
permit to erect slaughter houses within said
city at such places and under such regulations as
to than shall seem proper, such prints be to
reyocable at pleasure.
Sec 2. No person shall keep butcher shop
or stand for the sale of flesh or butchers meat in
less quantities than one quarter, within tie Ii
mits of the city of New Ulm without LAYING first
obtained license for that purpose as hereinaE
ter provided. Such license, shalt not authorize
such person or persons to keep under one license
more than one butcher shop OF stand. tr trans
fer the said license without the c nssnt of the
city council Provided, that this ordinance shall
not be construed as to prevent any person from
selling game, or dlsposing of any animal in
whole, which was raised or fattenef by him.
Sec. 8. No person obtaining permit to slaugh
ter or keep slaughter house as aforesad.nr keep
ing licensed butcher shop or stand provided
for In section two herein, shall allow or suffer
any bones, offal. blood or other offensive matter
to fall or run upon the ground or place so occu-
pied by him, or suffer The same to remain on such
premises, but he shall collect the same and so
bury or otherwise dispose of such matter with
out delay, SO as not to become offensive or a
nuisance: and every such person shall at all
times keep such premises in a clean healthy and
or boil any animal substance, when such steam-
ing or boiling shall faint the air as to render
it offensive to the neighborhood or to the inhab-
itants of the city.
the sum OF fifty dollars, shall be entitled to Ii
cense to keep a butcher shop or stand at any one
certain place for the period of one year from the
date thereof and such license shall specify the
place of such business.
Sec. 5. That all permits to slaughter or main
tain and keep slaughter house within the Ii
mlts of this city as well as all licenses to keep
butcher shops or stands provided for in section
the express condition that all the premises in,
about or connected with such business shall at
all times be kept in a scrupulously clean, heally
and lnOffensive condition and open for inspec-
ton to all police and health officers. 1t is here
by made the duty of the Chief of Police to see
that such premises are thoroughly inspected at
least once week and Oftener if deemed neces-
sary and report any violation hereof 10 the May
or forthwith besides taking proper steps to have
the provisions of this ordinance enforced and in
elude the result OF such inspections in the month
ly police report.
Sec. 6. Any person who shall violate any OF
the terms. conditions, provisions or requirements
of this ordinance shall on conviction thereof be
liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars and costs to be recoy-
cred summarlly before one of the City Justices
and be imprisoned until such fine and costs re
paid not exceeding ninety days.
SEC The provisions of anv ordinance here
tofore, passed and inconsistentherewitha are here
by repealed.
SEC. s. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publication.
Passed. Aug, 3. A. D 1897.
Attest: JOHN C. RUDOLPH, Z
LOUIS scHILIISG, Pres. of Council.
City Clerk.
c. WEscHcKE,
Mayor.
Officially published August 18th A. D. 1887.